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Major Foreign Propagandists Utterly Exposed After X Glitch Reveals Account Locations

Posted on 11/23/25 at 8:37 am
Posted by cajunangelle
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Posted on 11/23/25 at 8:37 am
Posted by cajunangelle
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 11/23/25 at 8:39 am to
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A temporary glitch on X led to a credibility bloodbath for a variety of foreign propaganda accounts that were either posing as Americans or lying about their locations in other ways.

Days prior, Head of Product Nikita Brier had announced a new feature revealing the origin and current location of users. When it rolled out, though, only account owners could view it. That all changed on Friday night, though. In what is assumed to have been a mistake, everyone's origins and current locations were made public for about an hour before disappearing.

In one instance, it was revealed that one of Hamas' biggest simps has been lying about being in Gaza.

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Posted by stout
Porte du Lafitte
Member since Sep 2006
179081 posts
Posted on 11/23/25 at 8:39 am to
It's not a glitch. X now shows locations of all accounts and also shows if that account is using a VPN
Posted by SallysHuman
Lady Palmetto Bug
Member since Jan 2025
13399 posts
Posted on 11/23/25 at 8:39 am to
Almost all my 60 or so followers were Nigerian.

It's a glitch? Damn.. I was hoping it was on purpose- it is a very useful analytic.
Posted by Beessnax
Member since Nov 2015
10730 posts
Posted on 11/23/25 at 8:43 am to
See that's the kind of crap with social media that makes me not have it. We are way too dependent on it and it is too easily manipulated.
Posted by SouthEasternKaiju
SouthEast... you figure it out
Member since Aug 2021
41919 posts
Posted on 11/23/25 at 8:44 am to
Very first one I randomly checked - Nigeria.

Oddly I've seen my follow numbers drop by 20 already. I'm betting that number shoots up over the next few days.

Posted by cajunangelle
Member since Oct 2012
162037 posts
Posted on 11/23/25 at 8:45 am to
Not sure. I think RedState meant at first it was shown only to individuals. Then revealed public.

You are correct even uncheckmarked profiles are showing country of origin.

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Posted by Narax
Member since Jan 2023
5632 posts
Posted on 11/23/25 at 8:45 am to
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It's not a glitch. X now shows locations of all accounts and also shows if that account is using a VPN

Elon: these people are all foreign agents, we need to alert the people.

Lawyer: they could sue us and it would ruin our reputation.

Elon: but what if we made it a new feature...

Lawyer: play ball!
Posted by SouthEasternKaiju
SouthEast... you figure it out
Member since Aug 2021
41919 posts
Posted on 11/23/25 at 8:45 am to
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See that's the kind of crap with social media that makes me not have it. We are way too dependent on it and it is too easily manipulated.



Welp, if you're the type who values 'likes and follows', then yeah, I agree. But like so much, it's what you use it for that differentiates user to users.

Posted by cajunangelle
Member since Oct 2012
162037 posts
Posted on 11/23/25 at 8:50 am to
It is not a glitch. All of my one name followers disappeared.
Posted by cajunangelle
Member since Oct 2012
162037 posts
Posted on 11/23/25 at 8:51 am to
This tool allows the bots to get caught and run and hide.
Posted by Bama Mountain
Member since Oct 2025
768 posts
Posted on 11/23/25 at 8:55 am to


It is odd how so many Elon groupie accounts are based overseas.
Posted by SouthEasternKaiju
SouthEast... you figure it out
Member since Aug 2021
41919 posts
Posted on 11/23/25 at 8:56 am to
Now this is interesting...

ULTRAMAGA ???? TRUMP????2028
@WilliamAlbrech

Date joined
June 2024

Account based in
Africa

*ETA - Now, this isn't to say that it's near impossible to believe there's someone in Africa who is such a fanboy for Trump. He does have his followers & supporters world wide. But THIS? I am politically a fan of Javier Milei and what he's doing in Argentina, but I have no ties to the country whatsoever. I don't base my profile on praising him to any degree that folks may think I'm a member of his party of in any way connected to the country.

So yeah, @william is a bit sus in my book.
This post was edited on 11/23/25 at 9:20 am
Posted by theballguy
Between Colorado & DC
Member since Oct 2011
28540 posts
Posted on 11/23/25 at 8:58 am to
If this is a glitch, they should keep it open and exposed.
Posted by Bama Mountain
Member since Oct 2025
768 posts
Posted on 11/23/25 at 8:58 am to


Rage bait.
Posted by imjustafatkid
Alabama
Member since Dec 2011
62285 posts
Posted on 11/23/25 at 9:02 am to
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It is odd how so many Elon groupie accounts are based overseas.


Is it? The guy is working to land the human race on Mars and his satellites have allowed the internet to spread to areas of the world that could not obtain it previously. You don't see why Elon Musk would have fans across the globe?

I bet you'd be shocked by a Ben Carson fan page based in Kenya too, even though he's one of the most popular Americans in that African nation.
Posted by Great Plains Drifter
Flyover, U.S.A.
Member since Jul 2019
8641 posts
Posted on 11/23/25 at 9:03 am to
This country already couldn’t be more divided and it’s a damn certainty that foreign interests have been / are taking full advantage to exploit and agitate even further.
Posted by RummelTiger
Texas
Member since Aug 2004
92702 posts
Posted on 11/23/25 at 9:04 am to
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It is odd how so many Elon groupie accounts are based overseas.


By "overseas" you mean Nigeria...

fricking weird.
Posted by idlewatcher
Planet Arium
Member since Jan 2012
92102 posts
Posted on 11/23/25 at 9:04 am to
Can’t you VPN it?

Funny they all got exposed but who in their right mind makes political decisions based on twatter posts?
Posted by imjustafatkid
Alabama
Member since Dec 2011
62285 posts
Posted on 11/23/25 at 9:05 am to
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Bama Mountain


This fake account is raging hard because his deflection attempts fell flat in the other thread.

An alt raging this hard about his fellow fake accounts being outed is hilarious.
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